Viraj Vidhate

Viraj Vidhate is an accomplished Quality Manager with extensive experience in food safety and quality assurance within the dairy and meat industries. Currently at Lactalis Canada, Viraj oversees food safety and quality for Cheddar and Swiss cheese as well as cheese and whey powder. Previous roles include Site Food Safety & Quality Manager for Fonterra, where responsibilities encompassed ensuring the safety and quality of premium butter and milk powders, and Food Safety & Compliance Manager at Miraka Limited, focusing on UHT milk and milk powders. Additional positions at Fonterra involved various managerial roles aimed at food safety compliance and quality improvement across multiple sites. Viraj began the career at Hellers NZ and Taylored Foods, honing expertise in quality assurance and control. Educational qualifications include a postgraduate diploma in Food Science from Auckland University of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology from Savitribai Phule Pune University.